The Cranbrook Bucks went into an extra frame last night against the Trail Smoke Eaters, dropping a 4-3 decision in overtime at Western Financial Place.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. Journalist - Cranbrook Townsman
Longtime RDEK Area C director Rob Gay is retiring after 21 years on the board of directors, 16 of which have been as board chair.
"We were close to a treaty but it looks like we're going to have to wait for a government change in the U.S." - Stan Doehle, speaking about the Columbia River Treaty today. Doehle is the retiring RDEK Area B director & sits on the Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee
NEW: 1,108 ballots were cast in Cranbrook yesterday for the first day of advance voting in the 2026 municipal election. In contrast, there were 696 ballots cast on the first day of advance voting in the 2022 cycle.
Polls are open for the first day of advance voting in the local government elections in Cranbrook.
Per the BC NDP's pledge this morning to add more diagnostic equipment...I wonder if the rural Town of Golden would qualify. Been a lot of advocacy from the Kootenay East Regional Hospital District board to get an MRI into Golden's hospital, but it will cost millions of dollars...
Tuning into the last Cranbrook city council meeting of this four-year term. All elected officials in attendance as the meeting gets underway.
Story up from last night's All Candidates Forum. Mayoral candidates Tom Shypitka and Lynnette Wray debate the issues. Will have a separate file for the discussion featuring the 10 city council candidates. cranbrooktownsman.com/2026/09/29/c...
Cranbrook mayoral candidates debate the issues - Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Cranbrook mayoral candidates Tom Shypitka and Lynnette Wray debated the issues and pitched their visions for the future of the city during an All-Candidate Forum hosted by JCI Kootenay at […]
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Attended a municipal All-Candidates Forum last night hosted by JCI Kootenay at the Key City Theatre in Cranbrook. First half featured mayoral candidates Tom Shypitka & Lynnette Wray, second half featured all 10 candidates running for 6 city council seats. Story coming.
NEW: Norma Blissett is the BC NDP candidate for Kootenay-Rockies. Blissett, a retired teacher and forester, has served as a Cranbrook city councillor since 2014, and previously ran for the riding in 2013.
The BC NDP have a candidate in Columbia River - Revelstoke. Andrea Dunlop is a retired teacher from Windermere who ran for the BC NDP in the same riding in 2024.
Pour one out for the Cranbrook bylaw department which has to monitor the number of campaign signs for two separate elections after the sign bylaw was updated earlier this spring.
Should be no surprise, but Kootenay-Rockies Conservative incumbent Pete Davis is running for re-election. Same with Scott McInnis in Columbia River-Revelstoke.
Checked in with the BC NDP campaign. No candidates lined up for Kootenay-Rockies or Columbia River-Revelstoke yet.
My inbox is getting flooded with BC government press releases for some odd and strange reason.
NEW: Columbia River - Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis has rejoined the Conservative Party of B.C. McInnis left the party to sit as an independent during recent internal turmoil following the election of Kerry Lynne Findlay, who resigned as party leader yesterday.
During a Kootenay East Regional Hospital District board meeting on Sept. 11, Interior Health told the board that provincial treasury board approval of the renal/oncology expansion at EKRH was hopefully coming in a few weeks. Wonder if that timeline is changing given recent #bcpoli intrigue...
Can we just have one normal day of current events?
The Cranbrook and Kimberley Hospice Society is continuing the search for a property in order to build a 10-bed hospice house. There are extremely limited hospice beds between the Okanagan and Alberta border. cranbrooktownsman.com/2026/09/11/c...
Cranbrook Kimberley Hospice Society continuing search for hospice house property - Cranbrook Daily Townsman
The Cranbrook and Kimberley Hospice Society is continuing its search for a property in the area that can accommodate a hospice house dedicated to end-of-life care. While the society has […]
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BREAKING: Columbia River - Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis is the latest to leave the Conservative Party of B.C. From McInnis' statement issued this afternoon.
Rolling Barrage stopped in Cranbrook last night. It is a cross-country motorcycle ride that raises money and awareness for veterans and first responders living with PTSD. cranbrooktownsman.com/2026/08/21/r...
Rolling Barrage rolls through Cranbrook - Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Cross-country motorcycle ride raises awareness for PTSD
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Today's news outta the East Kootenay. Moar daylight in the evenings. cranbrooktownsman.com/2026/08/14/r...
RDEK board endorses move to permanent Mountain Daylight Savings time - Cranbrook Daily Townsman
East Kootenay to observe permanent Mountain Daylight Savings time.
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NEW: RDEK committee votes 10-5 to recommend moving to permanent Mountain Daylight Savings time. Final decision will be made during a full board meeting tomorrow (Aug. 14).
It wouldn't be a vacation if I didn't file at least one story. Cranbrook city council doesn't move Mayor Price's hospice house reconsideration motion forward. Public consultation process & survey continues. cranbrooktownsman.com/2026/08/10/c...
City continues public hospice house consultation as reconsideration motion fails - Cranbrook Daily Townsman
During a special meeting on Aug. 10, Cranbrook city council did not entertain a motion to reconsider a decision to seek public input on a land donation for a hospice […]
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The RDEK survey results seeking public input on which time observance to follow in the East Kootenay are in. 66% of respondents want to move to permanent Mountain Daylight, while 34% indicated staying on Mountain Standard. The RDEK board is meeting on Aug. 14 to chart a path forward.
